1. B VYE The BEVY Team Nhu-Tam Thai Monica Charrez Richard Dunn Holt Mitchell Mikhil Jhaveri

2. Product Keeps your beverage hot/cold for up to 12 hours Quality material substantially more durable than average thermos/portable cups Charitable contributions to The Breen America Organizations Made of recyclable materials Made of polycarbonate plastic

3. Competitive Positioning Customer Importance Price One bottle for $16.99 sold by retailers Two bottles sold for $29.99 ” ” ” Margins One unit sold to retailers $10.99

4. Place Universities Target Costco

5. Promotion Push Strategy “Let your drink choose the temperature” “Let Bevy carry your beverage” Overall Cost of Advertising = $4,807.50 Budget = Owner Contribution + Loans, grants, investments $500,000 = $100,000 + $400,000

6. 70 million water bottles a day are consumed BPA bottles contain carcinogeic chemicals 1.5 million barrels of oil to make plastic water bottles Natural Environmen t

7. Bev y VS Leading Competitors Affordabiliity Design Availability Quality Biodegradable B E V Y Generic Brand

8. S Strengths New and Innovative Product Optimistic and motivated sales team Excellent and quality products Recyclable materials Locally manufactured and Distributed O Opportunities High quality, differentiated product Competition weaknesses Ability to change the life style of a consumer W Weakness Small Market Lack of marketing recourses Small reputation Lack of funding T Threats Failing sales Price war Alternative products SWOT Analysis

9. Marketing Objectives Units expect to sell Increase sales by 20% Increase products sold to ages 45-65 By 20% Increase awareness of brand by 30% Bevy expects to sell 5000 units their first year of operations Each quarter Bevy hopes to increase sales by 20% with each promotion that is released This age group will be the weakest, but have the most opportunity of growth. Because this is the first year, Bevy will have low market awareness, and so with partnerships with their retailers, Bevy hopes to increase this factor. Customer Satisfaction It costs 5 times more to gain a new customer than to keep one. Bevy hopes that the first year of operations will result in 75% of satisfied customers.

10. Target Markets Demographic Psychographic Behavior and Usage Male and Female Ages 18-35 Business Professionals Regular users of eco-friendly household products Eco-friendly consumers Health-conscious consumers

11. Bevy will be positioned as an affordable and innovative alternative to reusable beverage containers. Positioning

12. Financials

13. Bevy the First Year June May March/April January/FebruaryJuly August September December November October Create: New product Strategy Development Idea Generation Screening and Evaluation Business Analysis Development Testing Commercialization Launch product to Target and Costco in the DFW area with slogan of “Let your drink choose the temperature.” “buy one get one 50% off” distributed for two weeks in Target coupon ads Release new add of “Let Bevy hold your beverage.” Demonstration at Costco to start for summer Begin with local university endorsements in the area of the location $2 off Bevy cups being purchased exclusively at universities Charitable foundation for clean water supply in third world countries

14. “Let your drink choose the Temperature!” Advertising Bevy Logo Coupons Partner ads Let your drink choose the temperature Bevy on any ONE (1) Bevy product, 16 oz. $2 OFF Let Bevy carry your Beverage

15. carry your beverage Let Bevy

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